The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-22 00:00:00

R J OYAL ENGLIS H OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Manage ge ment of Miss Louisa ryae and . W. Harrison. THIS EVENING (10th time) a new Opera, founded on Goldsmith's Comedy, and to be called SH ol STOOPS TO CONQUER. Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. After which, the Burlesque Opening of the Grand National rantomime, HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. D3ors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. lIHEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. 111- Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with THE MAN OF THE WORLD. Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barrett, 3lr. G. Neville; Misses Atkinson, R. Leclercq, and Murray. To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto mime of SiNBAD Tim S &ILO it ; or, The Seven Wonders of tli - ! World. Clowns, Messrs. 11. Boleno and C. Lauri I arlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons, Messrs, W A. llarn , s and J. DiOrri3 ; Columbines, Madame Bolero end Misses Gunnise. Prices as usual. ilex Office open from 10 till 5 daily. frEATRE dote Le! ROYAL HAYMARKET.- ,gee and Manazer, Mr, Buckstoue. EVENING, A KISS IN THE DARK. After which, SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER: Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale. Cullenford, Howe, W. Gordon, Clark, sc.; Mesdames Angel, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &c. To be foLowed by LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. To conclude with KING Airrtrun ; or The Pays and Knights of the Round 'fable. Messrs. Chippendale, Compton, Braid, Clark, Rogers, Tilbury , &c. ; M esdames L. Keeley, Brough, Wright, Terry, Lindley, Rogers. &c. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DE3107510 (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New and Orig,inal Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD: Mess's. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, 111 , ,reland; Misses Percy, Pauline Le:lercl, Wood, M rs . Lee, and Miss E. Lavern!. A 'ter which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Itagan Chronicle'," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal cliarac ter by Mr. Fechter, supp orted by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brom,flrim, Ernery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, 4:ollett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Bliss E. Le.venu, Mrs. Lee, and Cites Elsworthy. The Public W*o ntreated to take notice tat No Charge is 'made to the occup e ats of Boxes, Box places, or Stalls, either to: play bills or for the safe keeping: of hats and cloaks, and teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. Box-o OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- ,11_4i Sele Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which. HARLEQUIN LITTLE TOM TUCKER; or The Flee Lady of Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't snow what to do. NTEW TB E A.TRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHL doIe I pristor and Maws:cr. M. B. Webster. 2!st Week of Mlss Bateman. THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY lIORSEBREAKEF. Kiss Woolgar and irlr. J. L. Toole. to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bate man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil im.Y,ton, Stuart. Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billingtcn. To conclude with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Portant° and his Se - tin Yogi:: Men. Messrs. J. Clarke, Phillips, Etepliemon ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti ioso,hs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. E AIL-EVERY Li MISS BATEHAN. ISS BATEMAN.—LEAII.—TIrs EVENING, _LUIL the 122 d appearance of the groat Tragic Actress, Miss BATEMAN, in the character of I. KIAIL In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the prii,cipal character in the new Five Act Drama of itsLEH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce that will be performed EVEEY EVENING until further notice. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER, LINING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J. L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are engaged :—Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford. Mr. Frederic Robinson. Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Cbas. Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went worth, and Mrs. Charles Mat7aews. THIS EVENING, and during the Week, at 7 o'c'ock, an entirely new Comedy, in 3 Acts, by I.2iccstr Buekin , 2- ham, Esq., cntltled TIE SILVER LINING : Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John- Wone, Mr. Montague ; Mrs harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, 'Mss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by Mr. Charles Mathews just translated irom the French)in his characteristic character of Un Anglais Timide, entitled COOT AS A CUCUMBER. To conclude with ; or, TFIE SENSATIONS OF Tile: PAST AEASON : Mr. J. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. A. Cottrell, and Miss Fanny Josephs. p OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Q.) Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swmborongli. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. To be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. 3clford, Mr. rarsallo ; Miss Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. After whi,h, the GrAnd Chriqtmas 13nrlesque, ORPHEUS .IND EURYDTCE : Messrs. lloaey, Wood, Jiimei Fenton, Wesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Haglics, ,Czo. Concluding with MAIV3ATE SAN 03. N I G II T. Commence at 7. TIFIE TIIIRI) EDITION OF " THE SUN," IL Contair.ing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, assn be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS ACZXT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 26s. per tan. 1 Double 21s. per ton. Top 255. „ Nut 5........ 198. „ Deep .229. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De rots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Cote Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. MOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam Div.—lvlorning, 2h. 15n2.—Afternhon, 2h. 35m, ro-moltuow.-7 , loraing, :2h. 53m—Aftornoon, 3h. In, The Weather—Sun Office, Feb, 22, 1864. TRERI 4 .IOIIETER, This day at Two o'clock 33 Barometer-29.73. Wind—N.E.; moderate breeze, and foggy. , ...„. „. I ✓ nit mi $ ifs , . ,; 1,- , g .. i ..--;..„ i-- LONDON, MONDAY, FEB. 22, 18G1. Austria and Prussia, after invading the purely Danish province of Jutland, and there retaining their troops during forty-eight hours, quite law • lessly, upon the soil of Denmark rroper have— upon refieeLion—evacuated it. They still overran Holstein. Tney still hold possession of Schleswig as a "material guarantee." Those allied assailants of the sovereign power of King CHRISTIAN IX , and of the independence of the nationality to the vindi cation of which that monarch has but so very recently been summoned by the death of his predecsaor— Austria and Prussia, in the name of the Germanic Diet, having occupied Holstein and segues strated Schleswig, have planted the feet of their soldiery for a while upon the soil of Jutland, only--neon second thoughts —to evacuate that in= vaded pcmittsu!a. For th e advance of the German armies into Holstein, eVtil, for their advance into Schleswig, some show of argument might be put forth, in effect has all along a ce , put forth in bold words, by the diplomatists and the Governments of the Confederation. But for the still further advance of the ALIStrOTTUSSIan troops into Jut land co vestige of a plea, even cf the most shadowy kind, "u ,3 by possibility h o adduced. It was simply lawless. It was simply a brutal violation of all the moat sacred rights of an independent S avereignt Y. It was an act admitting o f no excuse whatever. It was an outrage in no way to be extenuated. The peninsula of Jutland is an integral portion of Denmark Proper. Whatever may . 7, be argued about Schleswig or Hol stale, separately, or about, both of them together, nothing whatever can he said in regard to Jutland, but that it is intensely sand essentially I/wish throughout, that it is part and parcel of purely Danish territory. If the ercsaing of the Eider, that is, of the southern boundary-line of Schleswig, by tha Austro-Prussian troops, was bad on the part of the two loading Powers of Germany —far worse, far more outrageous, was the course pursued by them last week when the G erman soldiers advanced still further in their lawless inva • sion of the kingdom of Denmark : crossing not the southern bat the northern boundary of Schleswig, not the Eider bat the Skodborg or Scholborg. So monstrous, so wholly unjustiLlble, indeed Tr this prceeeding on the part of the as3ailants and invaders of Denmark, that even in the Britieh House of Commons, the Prime Minister of a Do-nothing, Ncn-intervention, Rest-and-be- Thankful, Cabinet was constrained (when clues. , tioned, point blank, upon the subject) to reprobate the movement as it deserved., Lord PALMERSTON, it is true, declined to intimate, how ever vaguely or indirectly, what action her MA JESTY'S Government would take thereupon ; or if, indeed, they would be disposed to take any a icn at all under the sting of that la st and fiercest goad. Nevertheless, while maintaining a dogged silence as to the future policy of the Cabinet, even contingently upon the invasion of J Aland, the Premier, as only in truth became him under the circumstances, designated so very it an invasion as that, in the only terns in which it admits in any way of being accurately designated. Whether Jutland had actually been invaded or not, remained for a while matter of some uncertainty. It appeared altnost a thing incredible—even after all the recent lawless ness of the Germanic Powers in their invasion of Denmark. Tee announcement of the evacuation of Jutland, however, is, in itself, conclusive. The perpetration of that last and crowning outrage upon the twofold rights of Danish Independence and of the Danish Sovereignty, no longer admitted of being simply hypothetical, when the intelligence COMES of the actual reversal of the step after twc days' interval in that direction, the distinct reversal of it, namely, by the evacuation of that portion of the peninsula. The allies, like Fear in CoLLINs's pe e , have " back recoiled"—but, probably, unlike their prototype, they know full well " why." The occu pation of Jutland could hardly have been regarded apathetically even by the meekest stickler for the principle of Non- intervention, and for that E asy, Dawdling, D nothing policy which has grown out of it. Even if Ministers had shown themselves in this matter fain to look on quietly while this last shameful act was being perpetrated by the Austro-Prussian army with impunity, we can scarcely deem it probable that the Par liament of England would, to that extent at least, have indorsed the non-intervention policy of the Government. The Opposition must then, at length, have been awakened from its protracted torpor. The policy of Ministers must, at last have then necessitated a decisive division for them or against them. Another dilemma has, however, been so far happily tidedlover by the Ministry, thanks to a pru dent afterthought revising the strategic movements of the allies in the seat of this lamentable war in Den. mark. Like the King of France in the old nursery song, marching up the hill and then down again, the Gorman soldiery have entered Jutland for a couple of days—only to evacuate it, however, at the end of the brief interval during which they had thus indulged their insolence as aggressors. Sa far, their evacuation of Jutland is a concession to public decency. As it is, however, they have out raged all sense of right, and justice, and decorum, before all Europe, by their temporary advance into that purely Danish province of Jutland—as they had done already, for that matter, by the brutal violence with which, with a force of seventy thousand men, they advanced into Schleswig against Danish forces numerically so insignificant ! Presenting to view, all the while—as they are doing—the spectacle of two of the greatest Powers in Europe banded together for the infliction of a cruel wrong by brutal violence upon a lesser Power! That lesser Power being, up to this present moment, left completely in the lurch by the rest of the Powers (great and small) in Christendom. A matter of considerable provincial importance was discussed on Friday evening in the House of Commons. In the luil which is now preceding that political storm which may be safely expected to follow the production of the foreign correspondence of our Government, minor topics rise to the surface and occupy a degree of time and attention which would hardly be accorded to them under other cir cumstances. All parties are resting on their oars, as it were, and have leisure to spare for the consi deration of these internal arrangements which are happily of a more peaceful and satisfactory nature than those of most States. Instead of struggles for supremacy between Crown and Parliament, in place of anxious cogitation over army estimates and de fensive preparations against a foreign foe, or, worse still, to make ready for the sudden emergencies of a desolating civil war, we find our members delibe rating on the rival claims of two country towns to the dignity of the assizes, It may be remembered by our readers that it has been decided to hold a separate commission for the West Riding of York shire, a district whose extent and importance ele vate it almost to the rank of a county. So far back as 1852 the Law Commission reported in favour of such a proceeding, the report bearing the signatures of several eminent judges. Five years later a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the place where the assize should be held, con sisting of Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, Colonel WILSON PATTEN, the late Speaker, and the ex-Lord Chancel lor as President. This commission were, it seems, unanimous against the selection of Leeds as the assize town ; two of the members, Sir J. PAKING TON and Colonel W. PATTEN bring in favour of Wakefield, and the rest opposed to it. The Home Office received the report, but the Government came to no decision on the matter, which wags übmitted to some members of the Privy Council, who gave their opinion in favour of Leeds. As yet, however, no order has been made upon the subject, and therefore Sir JOHN HAY, in moving for an address to her MAJESTY in favour of Wake field, expressed some hope that he was not too late to obtain the granting of his petition. Accordingly the partisans of Leeds and Wcolccfield came forward valiantly on behalf of their respective clients, and recounted all their claims to pre-eminence, and rehearsed the arguments in their favour. On behalf of Wakefield, the plaintiff in the cause, it was said that the groat majority of the inhabitants, the magistrates, the privy councillors, and the members of the West Riding were on its side. Of 350 magis trates, nearly 200-had expressed themselves in its favour, while only 59 were for Leeds. Its accom modation for judges, juries, and barristers was also stated to be greatly superior to that of its rival, the county building at Wakefield having cost £250,000, whereas a rate must be levied on the county to provide assize courts at Leeds. It was further contended by Sir J. HAY that the selection of Leeds would be a slight to the county town—a somewhat sentimental reason, followed by the weightier argument of the inconvenience of re moving the prisonl:re, who are all committed to Wakefield before trial, to Lads for the assize. Mr. LEATHAM, in a very amusing speech, brought forward a whole catalogue of reasons and remon strances, in mingled jest and ear nest, in support of the motion. Leeds, he said, was poisoned by its dense population and its mass of steam machinery. The atmosphere was murky, the veget a ti on decay ing, the court was the worst place in the world for hearing, and on every ground its claim was lusuffi cient. The hon. member drew a laughable pie tare of the surprise and delight of the good citizens of Leeds at the dignity which bad come so unexpectedly upon them, and new it had been said that the Ministers had chosen the town out of regard for the member for that borough who overawed them by going about "carrying a ,koiagto - barreled Reform Bill at ful' cock." Then THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1864. came the speakers on the other side, foremost among them being the Home Secretary himself. He an nounces that it was after careful deliberation the committee had come to the conclusion that Leeds had the best claim, a decision arrived at without regard to political or private interests, but with the sole view of forwarding the cheap, speedy, and effectual administration of justice: As for the magistrates, he said they were mostly in favour of making no change at all, and their opinion consequently was not of much weight. It remained for Mr. BEECROFT, however, to sum up the case in favour of Leeds, which ho did so clearly and conclusively as to lease little to be said by the other party. Leeds is the most populous town in the whole district ; it has 270,00) inhabitants against Wakefield's 20,000, and within a radius of ten miles Leeds numbers 600,000 persons. There aro only eight miles between the two towns, and as Mr. BEECROFT very justly said, common sense indicates that the small population should go to the larger town, and not the large population to the small town, The great railway companies have chosen Leeds as their general ter minus—an additional proof that it is the natural centre of the Riding. It has no less than 220 trains a-day, while the vast amount of business carried on there naturally gives rise to a large proportion of the assize business, not, as Mr. LEATHAM jokingly pretended, on account of the greater wickedness of the population, but from the fair proportion of numbers and opportunities. With regard to the accommodation, it was asserted that Leeds had superior advanteges, and the town had already pun. chased land, made contracts for building, and entered into other arrangements for facilitating the business of the aesize. On these grounds, therefore, we are not surprised that the House of Commons should have resolved not to interfere with the de cision of the Privy Council, bat to let the matter rest in its present position. At this inclement season of the year there can not be tco many schemes set on foot for the suc cour of the poor and homeless. It is to be won dered at that there have not been more efforts made, considering the urgent necessity that exists for some remedial measures. Scarcely a day passes in which seine case is not recorded of dreadful destitution and abject misery. People read of these cruel sufferings, and lament the fate of these neglected wanderers on life's highway, but how few really try t 3 do anything to put a stop to the recurrence of the calamities ! This is the only true way to benefit society, and gradually but surely to introduce a new state of things. There is now set on foot a most excellent undertaking, which is to establish " a nightly refuge for some of the poor outcasts of the West end of London." The advantages of such a plan are manifold, and it is not likely that the plan can be otherwise than successful when it is once fairly put into working order. Of course there are many objec tions raised against the adoption of the scheme, and all the arguments that have already been worn threadbare are again put into requisition as 'to the futility of such notions, and the impru dence of doing so much for those who ought to work, but will not. This last pretext affords a very convenient excuse for a great many refusals to aid and assist the poor and indigent, but a mere unfair or unfounded accusation dies not often exist. Only those who have had much ex perience in the workings of existence among the lower orders can enter into the many and great difficulties that lay in the way, and altogether impede the course of their employments. Besides, it sickness or distress has not at the 11. st been the primary agent in throwing a family out of work, and if there is great blame to to be attached to the parties concerned, is it just or reasonable that the families or relatives should be left to starve, while the stern and inflexible lookers-on exclaim—" It serves them right for losing this place and not taking that situation P" Some people are also very ready to declare that there is already quite enough provision made for the poor; but how truly may it be retorted that the " parechial authorities aro most dilatory, and often put off compliance to the urgent demand until help is too late, and succour unavailing. Until the arrangements for relief at workhouses are very different to what they are at present, there will remain much for private endeavours to accom plish; and it is tho unwillingness to assist that prompts the negative answer that so frequently damps the Efforts of the well-meaning and zealous to better the condition of their hapless fellow creatures. At the east end of London an institution of this kind has been established for some time, and has been the means of effecting great good to the classes for whom it was especially designed. This new scheme for forming a " nightly refuge" at the 'West-end will only cost about £530, and will be capable of receiving one hundred inmates of both sexes. These outcasts are provided with food and lodging, and the luxury of a bath. The committee are to b 3 vigilant to guard against deception ; and of course if duo preceutions are taken the impostors will soon be discovered. Each party is to furnish an account of his previous life; and if it be found that occasion demands it, subsequent steps will be taken to follow up the succour already afforded, by more timely help and more lasting benefits. It is almost impossible to overrate the beneficial and stimulating effects that are produced on the out cast, driven from one place to another refused ad mittance here and told to " move on" there, when admitted into the sheltering precints of such a " city of refuge." The kindness and attention thus bestowed will never be thrown away, and one of the chief claims which these undertakings can urge to public support, and public favour is that they are often instrumental in arresting the downward pro gress, and in enabling the waverer to keep to the right path. Also they are of service to the large class of unfortunate individuals who, from ignorance and themachinationsof others, have been led astray, but who are not by any means confirmed criminals, and may be in a great measure, if not altogether, redeemed from the error of their ways, if only a helping hand is stretched out, and all:dent means aro employed to rescue them from their perilous poeiticn. Many of these unhappy beings are driven into the commission of crimes to provide themselves with food and shelter. The law is ready and active to pronounce where they shall not go, and what they must net do, but says nothing as to what spot they may seek to gain a shelter, and how they may provide themselves with food. It is to rectify this anomaly then that these " refuges" are designed, and it will be a scandal to our Christian community if they are not properly supported, and carried on successfully. When it is contemplated how many squander fortunes on trifles, waste fabulous sums on business, and fling away what would save many a family from perishing to pan der to their extravagant fancies, it may well be urged upon them that they may spare a tithe out of their abundance to bestow upon homeless misery and starving mendicants. The accommodation provided is suitable, and doubt less greatly enjoyed by the recipients, but at the same time it is not of the class or kind thatewould tempt the undeserving and irreniaimablo away from the haunts where they can gain more and be better suited to their tastes. Surely a higher end for hurnao efforts can hardly ba found than thus to reclaim the erring and relieve the distressed among their fellow creatures, and we know that in some. respects this 13 a practical fulfilment of the divine inculcation to feed the hungry and take in the stranger. That society cannot be prosperous, or deserve to be so, where no attempts are made to do something for the class, whose name is legion, who, when night comes, knows not where they shall pass it. It is earnestly to be hoped that the charitable efforts now being made to do something in the good cause will not be unheeded, but that a vigorous support will ensure the success of this and many similar institutions. Literary Intelligence, CHARLES DICKENS'S FORTITCOMIN*w SERIAL ETORY —The first number of the new novel by the author of " Pickwick," which will appear on the Ist of May. accord ing to announcement, in the two familiar green leaves, in ono respect will be different in its appearance from its famous predecessors. The illustrations, insteal of being steel etch ings by 11. K. Browne (['biz), will be wood engravings by Marcus Stone. Mn. TENNYSON'S NEW POEM, of Boadicea," is so far completed that its publication by Musars. Moxon and Co. may be looked for at an early day. ROBERT BROWNING, anothsr of our few great living poets, has also a new volume of poems nearly ready for the press. __ _ A NEW PROTESTANT VERSION or THE SCRIPTURES, now in course of publication at Peri% is termed on the title page, " Traduction nouvelle d'aprs les textes Hebreu et Grec, par une reunion do pasteurs et de ministres des deux Eglises Protestantes nationales de France." _ _ _ JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY, BY R. G. LATHAM (Part I.), will be published by Messrs. Longman and Co. on the 29th inst. The work will be continued monthly, and completed in 36 Parts, forming 2 vols. quarto. THACKERAYANA, lin, TRA.eREn.A.Y's HOUSE is to be sold. An advertise ment in the papers has caused many hundreds of people to visit the rasidenee of the great huvrorist. It is said that a sale will be held of the books, furniture, and curiosities early in the coming month. His incomplete posthumous story of "Donis Duval" will bo illustrated with woodcuts drawn by Mr. Walker, the first of them after a design by the author. Thr NOVELLETTE, " COUSIN - PIIILLIS," recently pub :ished in the Cornhi//, is understood to bo from the pen of Miss Thackeray. _ _ IN THE NEW YORK " ALBION" of the 10th of January appeared a biographical Eketch of Thackeray by ➢lr. Sala. THACKERAY AND THE OXFORD VICE-CHANCELLOR. —" Play what can Ido to serve you, sir inquired the bland functionary. " My name is Thackeray." " So I see by this card." "I seek permission to lecture within the pre cincts." "Ah 1 you are a lecturer ; what subjects do you undertake--religious or political ?" " Neither ; I am a literary man." "Have you written anything ?" " Yes ; lam the author 'Vanity Fair.' " " I presume a dissenter —has that anything to do with John Banyan's book ?" "Not exactly ; I have also written Pendennis.' " "Never heard of these works; but no doubt they aro proper books.' "I have contributed to Punch. Punch ! I have heard o that ; is it not a ribald publication ? SEAKSPERE ANA, Profiting by the public criticism to which they have been exposed, the Council of the Shakspere Committee, says the Athenmunz., have adopted a self-denying ordinance. Look ing on all sides for an active and popular Executive, for gentlemen who could carry into effect the public desires, they have found them outside their own ranks; and, having found them, they have carried in the General Committee a vote which virtually transfers the leading and active powers of the committee from their own into other hands. This act was wise; and th.dr sharpest critics must allow that it was also unse!fish, Men who thought more of themselves than of the cause in which they were engaged would, perhaps, have hesitated to do it. The Council have been sometimes blamed for alleged self-seeking in this matter; when their faults of the past are remembered in the future, generous men will not forget how readily and gracefully they have now fallen in with what appears to be the wish of their literary brethren. THE GEOWT II OF THE COMMlTTEE.—Ferdinand Freili grath, Esq., Joseph 1.. IVyon, Esq., German. Reed, DI , S. D. Sassom, E,q , have been elected members of the Na tional Shalopere Committee. THE SHAIISPERE BADGE FOll THE 23D or APRIL.—The riband manufacturers of Coventry have just produced an approptiate decoration to be worn on the days of the ap proaching Shakspere Festival. The kvlge consists of three leaves. On one is the residence of the poet; on another, the church of Stratford-on-Avon; and on the third, a por trait of Shaksi,e.e (from the Chandos picture)—the three devices being attached by a button, on which are engraved the Shakspere arms and crest. SHAXSPERE A LA RUSSE,—Tho second edition of a Rus sian translation of Shakspero by M. Ketcher has just been published at Moscow. The first edition, it appears, is out of print. SHAXSPERE IN ITALY.—Tho best tragic actor in Italy, Tommaso Salvini, has been, giving a series of performances at the Paganini Theatre at Genoa, and, for his benefit, played his most celebrated part, 0 tello, in an Italian ver sion of our Shakspere's" Othello." William Hunt, the Water Colourist. "A Bunch of May," the property of Mr, Wade, which, while each pearl-hued petal has every tint and hue of nature, ar d the most subtle foreshortening of its forms, is, as a whole, a masterpiece of composition, not only in massing, but in chiaroscuro and, in its limited scope, in colour. Before us also is "A Study of Hyacinths," drawn with a purity and breadth in treatment of form, such as a Greek painter might envy, solid as a stereoscopic photo graph, finished beyond the dreams of a Dutchman, and incomparably brilliant. There is also a third drawing, " Grapes, Peach, and Plum" (exhibited at the Water. Colour Society's Exhibition, 1860), which glows with Titianesque ardours, and is as vivid, withal as sweet in tone, as if the fruit it dealt with had ripened in the Golden Age. To him we owe a full recognition of the splendour of colour in common objects. Who else but Hunt could have painted that " Study of Gold—a Smoked Pilchard " (No. 216, Water-Colour Exhibition, 1860), which is now in use in our Government Art-Schools as a triumph of colour ? or produced the " Study of Rose-Grey—a Mushroom," which accompanied it ? At the now-open Water-Colour Society's Exhibition is a " Dead Humming-Bird," which glows with turquoise blue, green and gold, and even from the furthest side of the room sparkles marvellouslly. When, at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, - 1855, eleven of the master's wrks wore shown, the acclamations of the French attested, first, the surprise of the critics, and, se condly, their knowledge of Art, As a humorist and deli. neater of character, William Hunt obtained at home a fairer recognition, and those who remember the last ex hibited work of this class, "Tie Fly-Fisher" (No. 212, Water•Colour Exhibition, 1862), will not withhold from the artist their high admiration. Such admiration was given to the man who painted, with inimitable humour, the stealthy creep of the boy's hand behind, and, as he thinks, away from the sight of that magnificent blue-bottle, which, if the fisher has his way, will soon be bait irresis tible to certain chub. That boy's eyes, glittering with purpose, his in-held breath, his lightly-lifted shoulders, his cautious foot-fall and nervous grasp upon the rod, are points of character such as Hogarth would embrace the artist for having painted.—Athenvon, M. SAINTON AND MADAME DOLBY have been making a successful tour in Holland. Mu. BENEDICI has finished a new operetta, the title of which is " The Bride of Song." THE THEATRE AT CUAMBERY has been destroyed by fire. THE FOUR "LIBERAL" CANDIDATES FOR BRIGHTON are aptly described by the Spectator as —Mr. Fawcett, a man who, being respectab/o, could never bo popular in Brighton ; Mr. Julian Goldeu►id, whose chief recommendation was his property walla the borough; Mr. Pumas, who had no recommendation a', all; and a Mr. Harper, whose claim was that ho thought all Catholics must be damned. PHOTOGRAPHS BY NIGUT.—Mr. Whipple, of Boston, has produced effective photographs of the fountain on Boston Common, illuminated by the electric light. The spray of the fountain, the leaves of the trees, and the per sons under them aro distinctly rendered. HANSOM CABS have been introduced into the island of Trinidad, in the West Indies. DIE ROMAN TUMULI SAY ED.—The struggle of our antiquaries in favour of preserving the Roman tumuli at Birtlow has been crowned with success. Even railway boards are not insensible to earnest and unselfish appeals on behalf of science, and the engineer of the Great Eastern Railway has contrived to lay his lines so as to avoid disturbing these Roman remains. ARCIIBISHOP WLIATELY and Doctor Gregg, the new Bishop of Cori:—interlocutors at dinner I—Arch bishop : " Come, though you aro John Cork, you mustn't stop the bottle here." Bishop answering, nut inaptly—" I see your lordship is determined to draw me out." A PUZZLING QUERY.—Question: If Bri g ham Young, the Mormon, wore to lose one of his 63 wives, would he be a widower ? Answer ?—Not enough , to hurt him. — American paper. KING KAMEHAMEHA, who died on the 30th of Novem ber, as sovereign of Ilawa:i, expiring of grief from the loss of hid only eon, was a man of rare physical powers, of ele gant tastes, keen perceptions, who could enjoy Kingsley, Thackoray, Tennyedn, and was ever quoting Shak.- opera, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTERS TELEGRAIL.';.] THE WAR► IN SCHLESWIG. THE DEMOLITION OF THE DANNEWIRKE, SCHLES WIG, FEB. 21. One hundred sappers have arrived here, and forthwith commenced the razing of the Danne wirke. Four hundred labourers aro assisting in the work of demolition. THE WURZBURG CONFERENCE, WURZBURG, FEB. 22. The Conference of Ministers, held in this city, has agreed to the proposition of Saxony, that the minor States should be united in their attitude in the event of the Great German Powers endeavour ing to withdraw forcibly from the Federal Diet, the right of disposing of Holstein. It was also resolved not to sanction any conven tion affceting the rights of the Duchies, and that the Federal Diet alone has to decide on the succes sion question. The Conference further resolved that more Fede ral troops should be sent to secure Holstein, and that preparations be made for the mobilisation of the armies of the minor States SEIZURE OF A BRITISH STEAMER AT MALAGA. MADRID, FEB. 20. The British steamer Princess, which touched at Malaga to take in coal, has been seized by the authorities of that port. It was discovered that she carried in her hold some rifled cannon, muskets, ammunition, and other warlike effects. The seizure was effected on accounnt of her des tination being unknown. GREECE, TRIES fE, FEB. 20. Advices received here from Atheas state that the Greek National Assembly has empowered the Finance Minister to issue credit bonds for 3,000,000 drachmas, which will have a forced currency. Riots have taken place in Athens, owing to th 9 editor of one of the papers having been insulted by the son of Chamberlai❑ Sontzo. The Chamberlain has been dismissed from his post, as implicated in the affair. Instructions have been sent to the Greek Ambas sador in London to procure a modification of the treaty for the cession of the lonian Islands. PORTUGAL. LISBON, FEB. 15. It is stated that Senher Antonio Jose d'Avila, lately elevated to the peerage, under the title of Count d'Avila, will be sent to Paris as Minister Plenipotentiary, the Viscount de Paiva being trans ferred to Madrid. Sanhor,Soveral, the Minister at Madrid, to remain for tho present out of office. It is also added that the D ake de Saldanha, at present Ambassador at Rome, to be transferred to London. Sanhor Carlos Ramiro Continho has been created Baron de Barceillinhos. It is said that other nominations are about to be made. The Di trio publishes the decree giving the con. cession to the Portugal Iron and Coal Company. FRANCE. GREAT FALL OF SNOW IN FRANCE. PARIS, FEB. 22. Telegrams received here announce that enor mous quantities of snow have fallen in the de partments of lierault, Aude, Ardeche, Rhone, and Drome, and that the railway traffic is interrppted in consequence. BOURSE, Feb. 2O.—Stock has been rather offered since the commencement of business, and prices have kept gradually receding. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 40c. Mobilier also show lower quotations, the present rate being 1,042 f. 50e. The Railway Market has been without much ani mation, and prices remain without any material variation. The market left off as follows :- 41 per Cents .. 95 60 Italian Loan 67 90 Do. end month.... Do. end month — 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 66 35 Do. end month — Credit M0bi1ier....1042 50 Russian Do. end month. .1042 J Austrian Bank Shares - 3290 - Credit Fonder 1275 Roman .. Spanish Threes 51 25 Home Debt Deferred f Alfa. Cash. Account. Orleans lOO6 .. 1005 Northerli New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean _ _ New ditto — Southern 657 50 .. 658 75 Western Eastern Sardinian 385 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 6S7 50 .. 585 Ditto to Barcelona RA IL 933 75 .. 935 - Peace Propositions in the Confederate Congress. (From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 8.) Tha following extraordinary resolutions were yesterday introduced in the House of Representa tives by Mr. Wright, of Georgia. The house went into secret session before taking any action upon them : Whereas, the President of the United States in a late public communication, did declare that no propositions for peace had been made to that Government by the Confede rate States, when, in truth, such propositions were pre vented from being made by the President of the United States in that ho refused to hear, or even to receive, two commissioners appointed to treat expressly of the preserva tion of amicabl,3 relations between the two Governments. Nevertheless, that the Confederate States may stand jus • tified in the sight of the conservative men of the North of all parties, and that tho world may know which of the two Governments it is that urges on a war unparalleled for the fierceness of the conflict, and intensifying into a sectional hatred unsurpassed in the annals of mankind. Therefore Resolved, —That the Confederate States invite the United States, through their Government at Washington, to meet them by representatives equal to their representa tives-and senators in their respective Congress at ,on the day of next, to consider, 1. Whether they cannot agree upon the recognition of the Confederate States of America. 2. In the event of such recognition, whether they cannot agree upon the formation of a new Government, founded upon the equality and sovereignty of the States ; but if this cannot be done, to consider, 3. Whether they cannot agree upon treaties, offensive, defensive, and commercial. Resolved,—ln the event of the passage of these resolu tions, the President bo requested to communicate the same to the Government at - Washington, in such manner as he shall deem most in accordance with the - usages of nations; and in the event of their acceptance by that Government, he do issue his proclamation of election of delegates, under such regulations as he may deem expedient. • WHAT MEANS THIS P—A very singular scene was exbiibted, we are informed by those :present, at the Worcester depot on Sunday evening, upon the arri val of a considerable body of Confederate prisoners under the escort of the Ellsworth Zouavee. Although the hour was late, a large body of men and boys, amounting to se veral hundreds, had collected around the depot, in antici pation of the arrival of these prisoners, and welcomed them with signficant shouts of sympathy. Tha rush was altogether too powerful for the escort, which threatened some violence, but soon relinquished the idea upon threats of retaliation, so that the crowd uttered cheers for various distinguished personages in the rebel territory, and the prisoners united iu singing characteristic songs. Some of the prisoners who wore ill were taken up by the outsiders and carried along; many of the crowd were mingled up in the ranks as the body moved thrcug,h the streets ; nor did they abandon their deuturtstiation until the prisoners were fairly delivered up at their quarters,—.l3oBCott COUrier, Feb, 2, LITERATURE. Peculiar. A. rnlo of the Groat Txansition, By Epee Sargent. Edited by Wiiliam Howitt. 'Three Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Mr. William Howitt introduces to the English public an authorised version of this new American novel, which he tells us is "flashing through the United States, like a new Uncle Tom'' Peculiar' here, Peculiar' there, Peculiar' everywhere." Mr. Howitt himself is evidently greatly impressed with the attractive character of the work to which he stands sponsor. 0 What a crowd of people" he says, " What a host of new characters I How strangely they talk ! If such a thing es a kaleidos copical photograph were possible, here it is! Gen tlemen, and men anything but gentle ; slave owners, slave-dealers, slave-markets. Ladies, and fine women who might be ladies if they had not been educated into selfish, heartless, worldly clothes hurses—negresses, war, polities, spiritualism, ras cality in grass-cloth' and heroes in native black— what a medley ! Yet how living, how exciting ! I feel myself drawn deeper and farther into the rushing interest of what I see working through the chaos." It is Mr. Sargent, of Boston, U.S., the Chambers of America, who has thus struck forth into a new vein —that great vein which yet flows only with Ame rica's best blood, but which will, for ages, flow with the thrilling reminiscences and creations of American genius. The political earthquake has for a time struck dumb all Transatlantic thinkers—there has been en awful, but a pregnant silence. Mr. Sargent the first to break it in his " Peculiar" way : and familiar as are all the States, united and disunited, with the great and terrible features of this domestic convulsion, has presented them with a vigour and freshness that gives a charm even to the eppal ling. He says to me, continues Mr. Howitt : "Hero are my corrected sheets to the eighth edition of a work but a few days old—present them to your countrymen, and pay over the profits due to me to the fund for the relief of our wounded soldiers." The work lakes its title from one of its principal characters, a slave, who is called PECULIAR INSTI TUTION, and who generally goes by the name of Peek. The story is romantic and painful in the extreme. All the horrors of the slave trade, women sold by auction, men and women stripped and flogged, and other inhuman barbarities alternately shock rnd grieve us, while, in the story of Estelle, and again in that of Clara, a revolting situation, si milar to that of Appius Claudius, and the daughter of Virginius is introduced. The work is clever, no doubt, but its perusal can afford no pleasure, and in this country, at all events, the horrors of slavery are too vividly recognised and too vehemently detested to require the additions of fiction to in cruse their actual enormity. As a specimen of the American "sensational" novel, " Peculiar" has, of course, its own peculiar interest, and the curious may feel indebted to Mr. Howitt for the introduc • tion of a new element of excite rent to the almost " usedsup" sensationalists. Bella Donna, or the Cross before the Name. A Romance. By =Gilbert llyce. Two Vols Richard Bentley. A poor relation, hospitably entertained at the house of Mr. Franklyn, a country gentleman, and most affectionately treated by all his family, is the heroine of this romance. She, as we are led to believe, unwittingly attracts the attentions of the only son of the house, a young officer at home on leave of absence from his regiment, and nothing can apparently be more noble than her conduct, on being made acquainted with his passim]. Aware of the mischief which must be done to his numerous sisters, should the heir to a deeply encumbered estate, marry without fortune, she at once apprises Mr. Franklyn of his soll'd proposal, and determines to quit the house, a resolution which she carries into effect in opposition to the entreaties of every member of the family, except the father, who is naturally enough disconcerted, and displeased by a discovery which prevents his accomplishing a scheme of his own, namely, his son's marriage with the daughter of a rich manufacturer, who would bring him a fortune sufficient to clear the property and provide handsomely for his daughters. The young man storms and vows that he will at once go back to India, whence he has but just returned under a sick certificate. And as this would bo tantamount to certain death, Mr. Franklyn consents to his mar riage, after frankly explaining to him the state of his affairs. Jenny Bell, the heroine, for some unex plained reason, stops at a railway station on tier way home, where she is overtaken by her lover and one of his sisters, who announce the father's acquiescence to their union, but Jenny remains inexorable, and all they can obtain from her is, a promise that she will stay for another day where she is. Next morning old Franklyn himself appears, and at his earnest solicitation, she is induced to return as the affianced bride of his son. There is great happiness for a few days in the household, which is termi nated by thelarrival, from a visit, of Charlotte, the eldest of Mr. Franklyn's daughters. She by a quiet and clever course of reasoning points out to her brother Charles the unpleasant consequences of the step he is about to take, and induces the selfish fel- . low to break off the match : and then it is we get an insight into the real character of the heroine, whom we have before considered to be so amiable and so honourable. She vows revenge against theedestroyer of her happiness, and places an " before her name, in a small book containing her diary. From that moment, war to the knife, is carried on be tween the ladies. Franklyn, unable to raise money for this same daughter's fortune, her match with young Craven, a baronet's son, is broken off, and the old man commits suicide. The family are driven from the house, which, with the estate, is to be sold, and are located in shabby lodgings in London, where Jenny Bell, now governess in an eminent lawyer's house, discovers them, and enjoys their sufferings. The lawyer's wife is bed-ridden, and he proposes to marry Jenny at her death, but a letter she has written to young Craven, on whose heart it would appear she has a design, being shown by his wife to the barrister, she is at once expelled from the house, and we learn no thing more of her after fate. Meanwhile a rich uncle intervenes, redeems the Franklyn Estate, and Charlotte is married to young Craven. The book is written in that smart, cynical style at pre sent so very popular—it interests, but does not instruct, and depicts only the worst side of human nature. There is not one faultless character in the story, Oid Franklyn, a weak man, supposed to have committed forgery, poisons himself. The son, a heartless egotist, interferes to prevent Jenny's union with a silly Parson, who would have married her—then cruelly breaks off the match—and never afterwards appears amongst the dramatis personce. Sir Craven Welbore, and his wife, are very worldly, and common - place people, and their son, although the only parson who exhibits con stancy, or a feeling of honour, is far from being perfect—while Charlotte is a clever dissembler, and Jenny Bell a second Becky Sharp. " Bella Benne." is a book which may amuse its readers, from the clever manner in which it is written; yet we can not but regret that Mr. Gilbert Dyce should have employed bis time and unquestionable talents in depicting the worst passions of our nature, without introducing the slightest alloy of tenderness or generosity into his sketches. Charlie Thornhill ; or, The Dunce of the Family. By Charles Clarke. Second Edition. Chapman and Hall. This is a capital book for reissue in a popular form. It is interesting as a tale, and it abounds with lively descriptions and animated adventures. The frontispiece depicts the fair Edith in that perilous moment when she is rescued from danger by the adventurous hero. Charlie is a very delightful character, and we heartily agree with Lady Montagu Mastodon in her declaration respect ing this dunce of the family, that " a man may not know the difference bet wean Niger and Nigger, and yet get through the world remarkably well." Uncle Crotty's _Relations. By Herbert Glyn, Author of "The Cotton Lord." Two. Vols. Smith, Elder, and Co. This is a wry interesting novel of ti o domestic class. Charlotte Crumbie is a most eharmieg, unal;- sowing, loveable heroine. Even when for a time invested with 4 " little brief authority" as a sup, !T' ,y paidful temptation, posed heiress, and again, when exposed t o a vel-, truthfo.inass do not forsake Ler ; and th e re&derg of her story heartily sympathise with her istweent her natural simplic it y sou delight when love and fortune at length corabuto to befriend hcr, The story of her sister, the beautiful but errir.lg Kate, has a painfal interest, sad 11 ',, perhaps, somewhat overdone, affords an evidence of how easily one false step leads downwards tohtful d e : struction. Uacie Crotty himself is a very deli s fi ll3l l / urea character; and the vindictive old aunt Wh o in the early portion of the tale is very oP delineated. Passages in the Life of an Old Illuicl. BY T' Oae Vol., pp. 303. &waders and oAlq. In the opening chapter of this story the hurn e l little town of Duaaptou is startled from its quiet. cenco by a sad railway accident. la along the 01 ` fevers is found the dead body of an unkno wn ladY' with a little infant in her arms. This bereaved child is the heroine of tne tale, and her adventures are full of interest, and are detailed in a licelf natural style. The fair Margaret is, after long years, restored to her family ; bat we shall 13° ,„ t further betray the mystery that envelopes the early portion of her life. The Life of Sir Timothy Graceless. Writteo C himself. Edited by Omega. Three Vols. /' New by. We must confess that the opening chapte r of t.is h story wherein Sir Timothy Graceless is di scus . memoirs n_ his with his alter ego, Omega, th e edlt r of his history, did not impress us very fav°llrf'bthie in its behalf. There is so much flippaneY in ; ia tone, and so much apparent striving after effec."-t the style, as completely to defeat its own ebl ec .; in the body of the story, however, the autlicir e. more natural, and, consequently, more eff' etl° Sir Timothy, the hero, is a little << waif or stray' born, like Jack Shepherd, in a prison. ki 3SV ultimately obtains the honourable three .l°l.tere l prat's: to his name we must leave to his biog raPhe to detail at full length in the pages of his hist°ll4 1 . 0 flow I won my Spurs; or, a Boy's AdventOes the Barons' Wars. By J. G. Edgar, author " lhnes, Saxons, and Normans," 8.:o. ()t3 co pp. 413, illustrated. Beetou. at- This book will be right welcome to the I reader. It contains some attractive chapters froiale the romance of history during the very r °3 ' aii t t be period of the Baron's Wars. Ralph Mer ll ,',: t o boyiih hero, himself relates his story and te ''' how, after wondersul perils and adventure`', co ultimately " won his spurs" at the hand of Frl%, Edward, afterwards. King Edward I. Otl e ef Ao f most enthralling episodes relatcd in the conr3". ith this veracious history is a night's adventure Iltbe the wOlvcs. The pictorial accompaniment s the ef t eor narrative displaying the young hero . i° ue porary shelter of a tree with a troop of f3roc is waves eagerly watching round it. The gs plentifully illustrated with very spirited Enge'l3no, from the pencils of R. Iluttula and J. C. and will be an admirable gift book for a boy Naval and Military Intelligence' THE NAVY. VALETTA, Feb. 15.—Her Majesty's iron-cased 13.1 i; Royal Oak (screw), 35 guns, Capt. F. A. Carnpbe il L a p ric as" on Friday to join the Mediterranean fleet, after s flD lite. sage r from Plymouth of 16 days, calling at Lisbon su' f 0 , 0 altar, making the voyage from the former in 9, n" ci h j t the latter in 5 days, under sail and steam. She brag - , 14 passengers Lieut. Morgan and several naval supers ries. Sho proved herself, lam informed, in e verY ,,, res- cc ' a seagoing vessel. From her immense sive he nvi the ric ; ment,and novel mode of construction, sha has been Port. ject of much attraction since her appearance in till° than Althou4h carrying only 35 guns, she is 56 tons Jaeger the Marlbareugh, 121 guns, the present flagsh i P ° m e lts steam. The latter ship, it is expected, wil l leave ".ileo to be paid off, so as to arrive in England ab out the `11.9 in the the Victoria will be ready for commission ot4 the Mediterrane in. Her Mejesty'e iron screw o°r-iv Supply, 2, Master-Commander C. Bawden, which a rr " e t n on the Ist inst , from Deptford, continued her coV i t g n e tbs the 13th inst. for Corfu, after discharging her storen;"r fleet. The iron screw troopship Orontes, Copt. '` tr i a tt Hire, has not yet arrived from England. Til e I. ,, tis eeelc' s vessel of war Conte Dandolu, which had been 8°12a ;1 / , ‘ in our port, took her departure for Algiers on 1 3 . Her Idajesty's screw corvette Cossack, 20, OWL re Itis Rolland, is under orders to leave to-morrow for Cot' i the understood she is to take up Major Shaw, an oM c ' r ,,, Royal Engineers, who is expected to-nig bt tb e t tD eel tiee' from Marseilles. Other engineers are o n their w 3 Y 0 r , the Orontes, to take part in the destruction o f the a d "/ tions of Vido and some of the other works in tk-e Corfu, which seems to have been irrevocably ( 14 ° 1 ; 4 - ,sed upon. The expedition for the repair of the 10t Alexandria telegraph cable started on SaturdaYl:l4-i,o• for the neighbourhood of Benghazi, where the iniarl, aP b er " 10 lieved to exist. The chartered steamer Fanny Laof Christopher, carried with her a sufficient q anratitY gr. c 0 u and all the necessary apparatus for this operstion. °coded ning, engineer, and Mr. de Sauty, electrician,have weeot in her with an efficient staff. Mr. Gibson, the G eftl Oolti e inspector, accompanies the expedition on behalf o f the .esty , g Government, and Lieut. Drew, R.N. from lien 31 „1. tle r ship Hydra, is to assist in the navigation of the Ven s 'or. ff. Majesty's screw gunvessel Surprise, 4, Conironrlder ofencl Whyte, has proceeded with the Fanny Lambert uired. upon her and render any assistance that ratty' rec ci i Oar' The local military submarine telegraph in the Gir3ll f or buur, between Forts Ricasoli and St. Angelo, ha some time past out of order, and considerab le inconyttiotiott has been caused thereby to the garrison. Comm Jan' ) was established in Dec. last, but soon a f e rwards tioe• steamer dragging her anchor again severed wasWstaysa Through the exertions of Mr. Gibson advantage Greot of the presence here of the repairing staff of gesnrst"iiaetho Elliot, and Co., and there is every reason to beli° / ,?,, s ioti n hier Jti co .i tri ber, cable has now been effectually repaired. screw corvette Pelican, 17, Commander W. 1301 9 came in this atternoon from Beyrout in 12 day's; Jl. t e ' 5 ; and the Filmes, .2 , Lieut. D e Robectr, shti bring s ;Ic' Rear-Admiral Yelverton, arrived by her. news of importance, view to t ilei „ C An examination of naval engineers, with news v lie ' y e : : 9 ° , 1 ; receiving certificates from the Rev. "Dr. On th° place at the Royal Naval College, Portemoutil, at inst. ttit 39 ' 1 The following appointments were made oil -t o vett' the Admiralty :—Commander E. Madden ° vice Watson, promoted; Sub-Lieut. Nesbit JJ. D ipnit' t to the Princess Royal ; Raymond B. Needham, mid-receetsr! to the Eiger; Frederick Penfold, paymaster, to be d o gle' 'to Rear,Adrairal King; Charles T. Dawson tt b to be Mackern, assist.-paymasters in the Princess nuYo6ie't..ol; secretary's clerks ; J. W. R. B. GalsworthY, n s ayl eas te master, to the Victory ; and S. S. O. Hall, see istel to the Indus. lhe success which teEndpeArdo project, in bebo t t o h institute a similarTaHt 104 f til o shot Regiment at Dublin has induced Vac) autlioritio °,_„ tr ooP O Yienx.lloribdi::::t t;Asi:erei ho may have some profitable occupation during llle:Aoiria the maker. their abilities as well as to afford them an opportunity of clik.rob WO se rvicienabilnevteonttihneg aunrdchmaasekringanadrtriecolelo? b' . :5 ,, to ner 6tl to The principal purchaser in view*, li° We ii etil er q lessen the amount of crime. The project is bc3itis:,Yefttic dill into by the officers, and there is not the least doubt "'ceting' prove quite as successful as that at Dublin Several° di de' have been hold during the present week, a; Wlliellitt:"-eorY6 cided that the officers commanding such regin°/1 t g o o e Sf and departments as may be willing to take art al ' uj ittee' hibition by the members, and form a general c°lllcate4 Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. L. Pennelather, li C-13.11),a6 frie,;' to be president, and general officer coininaw-1 Irci'-'' vice-presidents. Lieut.-Col. the-Ilon. 11.,,C1-klitacii,g-i; ; A.Q.M.G.; Lieut.-Col. Lennox, IT.O , v' il : ' s -' wer ° ; Dr' and Major Hammersley, director of gYokna„stf.,-o,'do S'''''''' pointed secretaries ; and Capt. Maclean, Pr'P-aosue'!: Ist B.igade, and Capt, Lockhart, D.A.Cf ,- 00 will ' Every regiment taking part in the exbibit'ioa, Bcl`c:, regulated by a court formed among tberase 1,01'; are to make their own necessary arreoagewell°h' it 0 1/1j : - direction of their comma; -ding officers, itl 1' ", Oa - ,. 13 , 1 as he shall see fit. Each reg-itte,nt oil'. ba vd ; ed e llio e '", tools as may be required by the non - ceululi'sirn,lat 131'e and men. It was also decided that if anY rep 1) 0 .0 • a quartered at Aldershot should be ordered awl r i Dt to O P exhibition was opened they should still have.4_:od sbef:o articles to be exhibited. The privilege of inal.!aPrr'clos a tii , , ing things will not be confined to any partioena..icoaoi2sial'o'j military, but will be open to officers, non -co ,eir w iveo _.,,,, officers, and men of all ranks, as well ashbited w ill 1 3 ; children. The articles proposed to be esf,,o,i,g, tilld,oPric ; under the following heads :--fiiinting,, L',.7rpc,t,crs' oil tography ; carving, cabinet making, 0 . 4 ,'„„ n ircin e°' !. , or kt military engineering, instruments, o,d B:',`l, leatber;tior equipments ; annourcis' and satiate w w i s il 'i b3 6 ,4 tir o i s , and needlework and clothwork. A aC'c,° ~s , non' e° off ice the exhibition of articles collectsd by ouPte::of their E re a sionea officers, and men during the co_ r.v__ will 1, 0 o e p o p in different parts of the world. fhe ex.bi,b,,,triou'vore deo l or.ll. is J u ne n ext, and when tly. 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